General Discussion - Canon XF305 to iMovie importing Tips-ConvertXF305 MXF to AIC vivian78 - Tue Jul 17, 2012 2:48 am Post subject: Canon XF305 to iMovie importing Tips-ConvertXF305 MXF to AIC
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You may have Canon XF camcorders, such as XF305, now you want to edit Canon MXF footage in iMovie on Mac, but imovie can't import MXF files. There is a solution, of course, to help you transfer MXF footage to imovie.The next few steps will show you how to do with Canon MXF shootings (taken with Canon XF100, XF300, or XF305) before importing the Canon XF footage to imovie.
Before processing, you're suggested to
1. Transfer mxf clips from Canon XF 305 camcorderto Mac computer.
Guide: Transcode/Convert Canon MXF to Apple ProRes Intermediate Codec for imovie editing
Step 1. Launch the Pavtube Mac MXF to AIC Converter. Click "Add" and browse to a Canon .mxf clip and the software will add it to file list. Repeat the operation to load multiple .mxf videos.
Step 2. Click on "Format" and choose "iMovie > Apple Intermediate Codec (*.mov)".
You can click "Settings" and adjust bitrate (from 1Mbps to 20Mbps) your requirement. You can also set a different video resolution (1920×1080/1440×1080/1280×720/720×480) and frame rate(24p/30p) as long as you like.
After conversion click "Open" to find .mov videos and import converted .mov files to imovie for editing.
Tip 1: Video and audio are separate when it comes to MXF, don't drop the Audio folder when loading .mxf files to Pavtube HD MXF to imovie Converter for Mac, as the software will detect and find audio for corresponding video clips automatically.
Tip 2: Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac can convert 1080p cameras/camcorders footages to editable HD video formats for non-linear editing software like iMovie, Final Cut Express, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio, Avid, Adobe Premiere etc. The HD footage can be compressed to SD video clips for storage when you wanna save storage space.
